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The political class must resist the temptation to be swept up in the parochialism of current events.
The president’s American tariff hero William McKinley shows how this new trade war will go wrong.
The US tariff regime will be hard for markets but creates opportunities elsewhere.
The US president has successfully promoted populism, isolation and nationalism, accelerating de-globalisation and protectionism, all under the...
Both major parties tell us that Australia today faces its most dangerous international environment since World War II. Both want to do nothing...
With week one done, we asked two former political staffers which leader had edged ahead on the election trail.
Donald Trump is pretending the sharemarket carnage is all part of his grand plan to use tariffs to reboot the US economy. What happens when Main...
More than eight in 10 Australians say we need to stop pitting men and women against each other and focus on how men and women can work together to...
There was a chilling edge to the president’s declaration this would be “an entirely different country within a short period of time”.
Now, more than ever, we need leaders capable of acting in the national interest rather than in favour of sectional interests.
Demanding billable hours targets can make law firms unpleasant and stressful working environments. But there are better ways.
Peter Dutton needs people around him to start getting their hands dirty as the government makes it all about him.
The party is reduced to emphasising minor policy differences while leaving unchallenged the central premise of Labor’s campaign.
The election contest between Labor’s faltering subsided renewables policy and the Coalition’s nationalised nuclear pipedream does not inspire...
Rather than repeatedly reassessing the submarine program, we should concentrate our political and intellectual capital on ensuring it stays the...
Even Peter Dutton is joining Labor in pretending that real wages can increase while productivity is shrinking.
When a national security establishment prioritises political loyalty over professional excellence – armies fail and many, many people die.
There are three ways Donald Trump’s announcement could go – and they would probably catch investors by surprise in some way, given current...
Peter Dutton is the latest political leader with a new plan to lower energy prices. Will his gas policy work any better than all the others?
Australia has relatively moderate federal debt levels compared with most countries. But the picture is not so benign if ballooning state government...
Young constituents are not primarily animated by “wokeism” or culture wars. Their grievances are material – housing, jobs, and living standards.
Murray Watt’s claim that living standards are rising is a bold call amid an election being fought over one of the developed world’s biggest...
Central banks are as much on edge as markets, as the world waits to learn the impact and extent of Donald Trump’s tariffs. Caution reigns at the...
As the world waits for Donald Trump to announce reciprocal tariffs, Australia looks a good chance to fare better than most.
The response to female influencers in Parliament House was extravagant and patronising. Confirmation that the political class still thinks young...
Countries must remember that the US president’s trade policy is about power and security, not economics.
The lack of a real election contest over greater workplace flexibility will condemn Australia to lower productivity and leave the nation less...
The Reserve Bank of Australia isn’t quite sure what impact Donald Trump’s imminent next round of tariffs will have on inflation, but it is ready to...
The inflation fighter deep inside Michelle Bullock has resurfaced, and the RBA has reminded everyone that restoring price stability is the main game.
Policy competition over budget repair to help sharpen the economy’s growth prospects and make everyone better off appears to be beyond Australia’s...
If you’re wondering why this election campaign does not have a clear frontrunner, the lack of convincing economic policies may be the reason.
There is a good case for both Labor and the Coalition’s proposals, but they should apply to all big businesses.
The war plan leak saga says a lot about the irksome blurring of job and play on the chat software that have come to dominate so much of daily life.
Just as the critics of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency warned 20 years ago, what starts off as an aspiration has become a must-do for companies.
According to the punters, a more conservative crossbench of 11, minus a couple of teals and Greens, would be willing to support a Coalition...
A 20 per cent investment allowance would be a start. But the focus should be on sharpening the overall international competitiveness of the economy